vols.

American

abbreviation

volumes.

vols. British

abbreviation

volumes

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And there is the monumental Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, 21 vols., a work of 50 years, deep mine of source material.

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Chronicles of England and France, by Froissart and Monstrelet, translated by JOHNES, with the Memoirs of Froissart and John Lord de Joinville, plates, 9 vols. royal 4to. fine set, russia extra. 12l. 12s. 1803-10.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Neale's Views of Seats, nearly 900 fine plates, proofs on India paper, with descriptions, large paper, 11 vols. 4to. 12l.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

In 3 vols. of about 450 pages each.

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John

Popular Edition, 2 vols. in one, 12mo, Cloth, $1.75.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James

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